Youth ACT Therapist

Nexus Family Healing; Mendota Heights (MN); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO 4 weeks

Health insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401k match

Talkspace Benefit

Hinge Health

Carrot Fertility

Tuition assistance

Advancement opportunities

Job summary

Nexus Family Healing in Mendota Heights, MN, seeks a full-time hybrid-remote Therapist for our Youth ACT Program. The role provides trauma-informed, family-centered mental health care to youths aged 14–21 in homes, schools, and community settings, with telehealth as available.

You will apply evidence-based approaches (EMDR, DBT, TFCBT, Systemic Family Therapy), conduct assessments, develop treatment plans, coordinate referrals, and collaborate with care teams while upholding confidentiality and

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a behavioral sciences field and eligibility or possession of Minnesota licensure.
• Must be on track to licensure or hold a provisional/intermediary license.
• Valid driver’s license and DHS background check clearance.

Responsibilities

• Complete intake forms and diagnostic assessments; ensure timely clinical documentation.
• Deliver trauma-informed individual, group, and family therapy per treatment goals.
• Develop, update and monitor individualized treatment plans and coordinate with families and schools.
• Provide crisis intervention, case management, and community collaboration while maintaining HIPAA compliance.

Skills

Trauma-informed care

Education

Master’s degree in behavioral sciences or related field

Minnesota licensure track: LGSW/LMFT/LPCC or equivalent

Job description

Description

Nexus Family Healing is excited to add a hybrid-remote Therapist for our Youth ACT Program based out of Mendota Heights, MN!

Youth ACT is an intensive, comprehensive and community-based rehabilitative mental health service. Services are provided in the home, school, or community using a multidisciplinary team. Individualized services help stabilize youth, ages 14-21, to decrease hospitalizations and out of home placements. Services are provided in the home, with Youth ACT providing 3-5 sessions per week.

At Nexus Family Healing, we embrace diversity, promote equity, and foster inclusion. As a national mental health organization, we serve a diverse group of youth and families, and we strive for our workforce to support and represent that diversity.

Location, Schedule and Pay:

• Full-time, 40 hours per week
• Schedule: flexible Monday-Friday
• $70-80k per year, dependent on licensure and experience
• Hybrid-remote in Mendota Heights, MN
• This is a hybrid position requiring frequent in person, remote, and travel between sites

Nexus’ Comprehensive Benefits Include:

• Four weeks paid time off (PTO) in the first year of employment
• Multiple options for health insurance coverage
• No-cost life insurance
• Short/long-term disability insurance
• 401k match
• NEW – Talkspace Therapy Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Hinge Health Benefit for the whole family
• NEW – Carrot Fertility Benefit
• Tuition assistance and training opportunities
• Advancement pathways and internal promotion
• And much more!

Position Summary: Our Community-Based Therapist provides mental health therapy to children, adolescents, adults, and families in homes, community settings, via telehealth, and at Nexus Family Healing offices. Using a trauma-informed, strength-based approach, the therapist delivers individualized care through evidence-based models like EMDR, DBT, TFCBT, and Systemic Family Therapy.

Primary responsibilities

Intake & Assessment

• Complete intake forms and diagnostic assessments.
• Ensure timely and accurate clinical documentation.

Trauma Informed Care

• Complete CANS assessments using TCOM principles.
• Develop, update, and monitor individual treatment plans (ITPs) based on assessments and CAT/CANS.
• Provide crisis intervention and safety planning as needed.
• Participate in mandatory clinical supervision and team case consultation meetings.
• Participate in family collaborative intake meetings.
• Provide client-centered, strength-based therapy in collaboration with families.

Therapy Services

• Deliver individual, group, and family therapy aligned with treatment goals.
• Meet direct service and documentation requirements.
• Support discharge planning and post-care coordination.

Case Management

• Coordinate referrals and collaborate with families, schools, and providers.
• Attend supervision, team meetings, and required trainings.
• Maintain compliance with all clinical and regulatory standards

Community Collaboration

• Communicate client needs with care teams, families, and community partners.
• Ensure confidentiality and HIPAA compliance.

Requirements

Required Education and Licensure:

• Master’s degree in one of the behavioral sciences, human services, social work, marriage & family therapy, psychology, counseling, or clinically related fields. If social worker, must have LGSW in Minnesota.
• If currently unlicensed: Must be on track to complete licensure for a specific, related discipline,
• And/or currently holds a provisional/intermediary license for a specific track (i.e. LGSW, LAMFT or LPC)
• Valid driver’s license required. Must meet state regulating agency and Nexus Home Office driving requirements
• Must successfully pass a DHS background check

Preferred Education and Experience:

• Fully licensed in Minnesota as an LICSW, LMFT, or LPCC
• Related residential or human services experience working with youth and families

At Nexus Family Healing, our voices and actions are focused on recognizing, affirming and respecting people of every race, ethnic background, socio-economic status, sexual orientation, gender expression and faith.

ICARE Values & Behavioral Competencies:

• Innovation: Leading the way and implementing creative, cutting-edge ideas and approaches.
• Compassion: Listening, honoring differences, and showing respect, kindness, empathy care, and concern.
• Agility: Exhibiting flexibility and adapting quickly.
• Responsiveness: Being quick, positive, and accurate.
• Excellence: Demonstrating quality results that surpass ordinary standards.

When you work at Nexus, you have the opportunity to change lives — including your own!